In this episode of "Popcorn Science," discuss the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Topics

• 7:00 ">Science Gripes (7:00 )
  
  
  
  • Tapir do not live in Africa
    
  
  
  • Arid environment, but humans likely evolved in arboreal environment
    
  
  
  • Little evidence for humans living in caves
    
  
  
  • Humans are not the only tool users, monolith didn't grant unique advantage
    
  
  
  • Artistic placement of the moon
    
  
  
  • Random equations / diagrams on screen: Sci-Fi jibberish
    
  
  
  • Space craft: No thrusters
    
  
  
  • Moonwalking: Too much gravity, too little falling down
    
  
  
  • EVA without tether or thruster packs, gardening gloves
    
  
  
  • Discovery:
    
    
    
    • Moving too fast: 3 weeks to Mars? 18 weeks to Jupiter?
      
    
    
    • Habitation ring too slow (or too much gravity)
      
    
    
    • For every action, these wasn't an equal reaction
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Jupiter:
    
    
    
    • Too many (major) moons
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• 31:00 ">Science Shine (31:00 )
  
  
  
  • Centripetal gravity, close enough
    
  
  
  • Decent job showing zero-gravity life
    
  
  
  • Clavius station under ground, close enough to Tycho for a shuttle
    
  
  
  • Infectious disease concerns in space
    
  
  
  • Predicted Magnetic anomalies on the Moon!: Lunar Swirls
    
  
  
  • Earth phases
    
  
  
  • 13 seconds in vacuum, plausible!
    
  
  
  • HAL wins at chess
    
  
  
  • Smooth space turns: Reaction wheels
    
  
  
  • Commercial travel looks modern
    
  
  
  
  


• 46:33 ">Of it's time (46:33 )
  


• 59:03 ">Ratings (59:03 )
  

References

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (film, 1968)
  


• 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel, 1968)
  


• Stargate Effect
  


• Arthur C. Clarke
  


• Stanley Kubrick
  


• Also sprake Zarathustra - Richard Strauss
  


• Sapians
  


• Homo Habilus (tool users)
  


• Stanford Torus
  


• Andromeda Strain: Book (1969), Film (1971)
  


• Lunar Swirls
  


• Vacuum Suit Accident
  


• Reaction Wheel
  


• Computer sings "Daisy Bell" (1961)
  


• Douglas Rain
  


• Universe (1960) - National Film Board of Canada